"Zettelkasten" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈt͡sɛtl̩ˌkastn̩] Audio: De-Zettelkasten.ogg Forms: Zettelkastens [genitive], Zettelkästen [plural], Zettelkasten [plural], Zettelkästchen [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Zettel (“slip; note”) + Kasten (“box”) Etymology templates: {{af|de|Zettel|Kasten|t1=slip; note|t2=box}} Zettel (“slip; note”) + Kasten (“box”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^:-|dim=Zettelkästchen}} Zettelkasten m (strong, genitive Zettelkastens, plural Zettelkästen or Zettelkasten, diminutive Zettelkästchen n)
  1. slip box, card file Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Kartei, Kartothek
    Sense id: en-Zettelkasten-de-noun-SQlKyj8I Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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